Combing and brushing attachment for sadirons



v Jan. 11, 1949. D. RESNICK 2,453,530

A COMBING AND BRUSHING ATTACHMENT FOR SADIRONS Fil ed June so, 1947INVENTOR.

- David Patented Jan. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBING ANDBRUSHING ATTACHMENT ron SADIRONS David Resnick, Los Angeles, Calif.Application June 30, 1947,:Serial No. 758,160

This invention relates to a combing and brushing attachment for sadirons. Y

Although the device may be used to adapt a sad iron for a number ofdifierentcombing and brushing operations it is more particularlyintended for use by the cleaning and dyeing trade upon furs of variouskinds.

Among the objects of the invention are: to economize time and labor inthe treatment of furs and the like; to widen the scope of the usefulnessof electric sad irons; to provide a sad iron attachment of the kindabove stated that can be more readily attached to and removedfrom'electric sad irons of different sizes now on the market; and toprovide a device usable simultaneously to perform both a combing and abrushing operation.

Additional and more specific objects are: to provide the attachment withsuperior means for removably anchoring to it the individual brushmembers and individual comb members; and to provide the device withoperating parts which, when worn or broken, can be more readily replacedwith new parts.

It is practicable to use the device for conditioning any fur that needsironing, combing or brushing, and upon sad irons differing considerablyin size.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention will hereinafterappear.

Referring in detail to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates apreferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional sad iron with the deviceapplied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device separately shown.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on a somewhat larger scale than Fig. 2, theplane of section being indicated by line 3-3 on the latter view.

Fig. 4 is a reproduction, on the same scale as Fig. 3, of the right handcorner portion of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan View of the right hand part of the structureshown in Fig. 4, the brush being omitted.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary portion, in perspective, of a comb carried bythe device.

Fig. '7 is a fragment, in perspective, of a brush element carried by thedevice.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the electric sad iron body l0,handle I l therefor, and plug-in part l2 may be conventionallyconstructed, said plug-in part cooperating with an in-curved attachingstrip I3 to attach the handle H to the iron.

The invention pertains more particularly to a shoe l5 attachableto thesadironin an underlying relation to' the latter by means of two springconnections l6 and I! which consist of coiled springs, each end of eachspring carrying a wire clip of an inverted V-shape andeachof said wireclips 18 having inturned extremities [9 extending through apertures 20inthe shoe l5.

Said shoe I5 ig shown of an angle iron, skeletal shape and having ahorizontal basal flange or bed portion 2| along the outer edge of whichupstands a vertical fiangeZZ, the aforesaid apertures 20 for the clips[8 being-in said upstanding flange. Said angle iron shoe is shaped toconform to the outline of a conventional sad iron, hence may be said tohave the contour intermediate that of the letters U and V, that is tosay it has a V-shape except that its side portions are outcurved as theyapproach the point of the V.

Each basal flange 2| of the shoe [5 is provided with a'plurality oftransverse, downwardly directed ribs '24,. said ribs being provided inorder to thicken said basal flange to afford, in parts thereof,sufficient stock for forming grooves 26. Four pairs of said grooves areshown in the drawing, the foremost two and rearmost of them being used,respectively, to mount brushes 21, 28 and 29 and the remaining pair ofgrooves being used to mount a comb 30. Each of said brushes is providedwith a copper mounting strip 3| which approximately is of an invertedU-shape in cross section, the limbs of the U gripping between them thebristle portions of the brushes. The

" grooves which contain said brush-carrying metal strips have contractedmouth portions which safely retain said strips. The remaining groove,which closely fits the upper edge of the comb 30 need not have acontracted mouth, but the comb is fitted thereinto with sufficienttightness to safeguard against it becoming displaced. Said brushes areinserted in an endwise manner into the gIOOVeS provided for them.

The bristles of the brushes are made of metallic wires, and the copperstrip which holds them conducts the heat imparted to the device by theiron ID to the bristles which, in turn, pass it on to the fur beingcombed so that not only combing but drying of the fur is effected whenthe device is used thereon.

It will be observed that the entire space subjacent to the sad iron isutilized by the attachment and that the front row of brush bristles islocated under the point portion of the iron and the rear row of brushbristles is located below the opposite end portion of the iron andbetween these is a comb as well as another row of brush bristles.

Preparatory to putting the device into operation, the sad iron withwhich the device is used is placed upon the basal flange 2| of the shoewith the point portion of the iron adjacent to the point portion of theshoe. Then the spring connections 16 and H are fed over the body portionof the iron underneath its handle and the Wire clip ends at each side ofthe device are inserted into the holes 20 provided for them in theupstanding flanges 22. It is to be understood that there is sufficienttension in said spring connections to maintain the shoe in a correctposition in relation to the sad iron even though some sad irons may notbe wide enough completely to fill the space between said upstandingflanges.

I claim:

1. In an attachment for sad irons, an angle iron skeletal shoe shaped toconform to the outline of the basal portion of a conventional sad iron,said shoe having a basal flange and a vertical flange upstanding fromthe outer margin of said basal flange, said vertical flange fittingaround the basal part of the sad iron, brushes carried by and projectingdownwardly from said basal flange, and means for detachably securingsaid shoe to a sad iron.

2. The subject matter of claim 1, and said shoesecuring means consistingof contractile spiral springs and wire clips carried by their endportions and projectable into apertures in said upstanding flangeprovided to aflord anchorage for the end portion of said wires.

3. The subject matter of claim 1, and said securing means comprisingspring means which have a suflicient tension to hold the attachmentagainst lateral displacement when applied to said irons having basalportions less in width than the width of the space between said verticalflanges.

4. In an attachment for sad irons, a metallic shoe attachable in anunderlying relation to the said iron, said shoe having a horizontalbottom surface with a transverse rib projecting downwardly therefrom,said rib having a longitudinal groove in it, and a brush with an upperedge portion gripped in said groove.

5. In an attachment for sad irons, a metallic shoe attachable in anunderlying relation to the said iron, said shoe having a horizontalbottom surface with a transverse rib projecting downwardly therefromsaid rib having a longitudinal groove in it, and a comb with an upperedge portion gripped in said groove.

6. In an attachment for sad irons, a metallic shoe attachable in anunderlying relation to the said iron, said shoe having a horizontalbottom surface with a transverse rib projecting downwardly therefrom,said rib having a longitudinal groove in it, said groove having acontracted mouth portion, and a brush having a metallic upper edgeportion wider than the mouth of said groove and firmly gripped withinthe groove.

7. In an attachment for sad irons, an angle iron skeletal shoe shaped toconform to the outline of the basal portion of a conventional sad iron,said shoe having a basal flange and a vertical flange upstanding fromthe outer margin of said basal flange, said flange extendingsubstantially from end to end of the sad iron to which the device is tobe applied, a brush carried by and projecting downwardly from the frontportion of the applied attachment, another brush carried by andprojecting downwardly from the rear portion of the applied attachment,additional brush means carried by the attachment in the space betweenthe two brushes, and means to detachably secure said shoe to said sadiron.

DAVID RESNICK.

No references cited.

